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EA Ground Forces WIPs

Now, this may utterly shock you, but Inferno is NOT dead! We're at work renovating the missions, for up-to-date FREDding and a greatly increased dose of awesome. We MIGHT release in 2015, but making promises on Inferno release dates has turned out to be a futile affair.

Any feedback on these WiP EA ground units?

The Hecatoncheir is a battle hovertank, bristling with guns for anti-ground and anti-air work. Well-tested in the Jovian war, they now spearhead the EA's offensive on the GTVA capital world of Janus.

The Arx is an EA prefabricated planetary base. Deployed across the EA's conquests, it provides EA frontline forces with C3I support and a squadron's worth of strikecraft support.(Update: Gave it an edge-split modifier so the smoothing doesn't suck.)

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994

Re: EA Ground Forces WIPs

Updated the Hoplite. Hope it looks sufficiently tank-y, and that I can start adding detail now without having to heavily alter the structure again because I later learn that it sucks. I like it better as a hovertank, but does anyone think it would be better as a conventional treaded tank?

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994

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Also, hover is better than treaded because to make the tank not look like a mere prop you'll need to move the tracks. No tracks, no problem.Also, it's the spaceship and interstellar travel era. Tracks are so last century.

"A weapon is only as powerful as its wielder. With this weapon, you'll be but an annoyance, which would greatly dishonor it. With this weapon, I can change history. With me, this weapon can shape the universe."

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I think the main problem is with the asymmetric hull and unproportionally big turret which makes it look more like a fixed emplacement than a tank.It's not matter of tracks or not, it's a tank so it must look rugged and practical, with a design that should minimize its profile against enemy weapons.

Re: EA Ground Forces WIPs

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994

A: should we even be designing tanks? They are hopelessly vulnerable from land, air, and space. B: we were told to design tanks! I don't give a ****! Give it a huge turret that can blast enemy cities into dust from 200km away!A: well-B: And it must have a massive repulsor-lift chassis! This god damn tank is going to hover over the grand canyon!A: I guess we could do that. Screw it, we have the budget. This is EARTH.

Well, the Hoplite is the product of the same people who built the Lindos. There was probably a similar discussion when the Lindos was being designed: "they want a ship with an emphasis on alpha shock attacks...I want literally every weapon facing forward! If we run out of space, glue more guns onto sticks and have them protrude violently from the hull! I don't give it a **** if it's structurally unwise, we'll just build more!"

"We have now reached the point where every goon with a grievance, every bitter bigot, merely has to place the prefix, 'I know this is not politically correct, but...' in front of the usual string of insults in order to be not just safe from criticism, but actually a card, a lad, even a hero. Conversely, to talk about poverty and inequality, to draw attention to the reality that discrimination and injustice are still facts of life, is to commit the sin of political correctness. Anti-PC has become the latest cover for creeps. It is a godsend for every curmudgeon and crank, from fascists to the merely smug."Finian O'Toole, The Irish Times, 5 May 1994